Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
If, by chance, someone among those men of extraordinary talent is found who has firmness of soul and who refuses to yield to the genius of his age and to debase himself with childish works, woe unto him! He will die in poverty and oblivion.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.
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It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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I've always dreamed of having a large family.
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You can find dozens of books about people taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I knew I had to do something different to cross Siberia. To drive and to talk with people along the way, that was how I wrote my book 'Great Plains'. I drove and camped in Siberia, but did not have a real program.
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
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Government can supply bread, but it can't mend a broken spirit.
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Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.
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You will not have forgotten that it was a maxim with Foxey - our revered father, gentlemen - 'Always suspect everybody.' That's the maxim to go through life with!
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Identity in the form of continuity of personality is an extremely important characteristic of the individual.
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Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.
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If a false thought is so much as expressed boldly and clearly, a great deal has already been gained.
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Women could never beat men physically. So we have to be stronger in other ways.
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If, by chance, someone among those men of extraordinary talent is found who has firmness of soul and who refuses to yield to the genius of his age and to debase himself with childish works, woe unto him! He will die in poverty and oblivion.
